Day: April 17, 2021

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Bypolls held for two Lok Sabha, 12 assembly seats

11:59 pm April 17, 2021

New Delhi: Bypolls were held for two parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and 12 assembly seats spread across 10 states on Saturday. The by-election in Pipili assembly seat in Odisha was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj due to COVID-19 on Wednesday. In Nagaland, only one candidate H Chuba Chang […]

88% vote in Telangana’s Nagarjuna Sagar bypoll

11:53 pm April 17, 2021

Hyderabad: About 88 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in Nagarjuna Sagar bypoll in Telangana on Friday. However, the exact figure would be known later, officials said. Polling began at 7 AM and ended at 7 PM amid the COVID-19 measures, they said. Counting of votes would be taken up on May 2. As […]

Popular Tamil comedian, green crusader Vivekh dies

11:45 pm April 17, 2021

Chennai: Popular Tamil comedian Vivekh who won the hearts of millions of people by his sharp wit and noted for his social work, promoting environmental protection died here on Saturday. The 59-year-old comedian died in the early hours at a private hospital here and he was cremated following a 24-gun salute by Tamil Nadu police […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Mercury in Delhi dips day after rain

11:33 pm April 17, 2021

New Delhi, Delhi registered a significant drop in minimum and maximum temperatures on Saturday, a day after it received light rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature dropped to 35 degrees Celsius from 40 degrees Celsius a day ago. It was two notches below the normal. The minimum temperature settled at […]

Tantuja to supply 1.5 crore masks for school children

Agra: SI fined for not wearing mask

9:49 pm April 17, 2021

Agra: A sub-inspector here was fined for not wearing a mask and a departmental probe ordered against him after a video allegedly showing him forcing traders to shut their shops and issuing challans to people for violating coronavirus guidelines surfaced on social media, according to an official. The incident took place at a market in […]

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